Most Americans know the Steel City for its bankrupt hockey teams and bruising football squads, but this storefront restaurant with its goofy hen mascot (circa early "Peanuts") makes broasted chicken. Those gals are pressure-cooked with the same relentless intensity the Steelers' defense applies on third-and-15, producing meat that's plump and moist inside a fine gnarled skin.

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